Athletic Footwear Subcontractors Accused of Polluting China’s Rivers
Plants subcontracted by Adidas, Nike and Puma were among accused of polluting rivers in China with toxic, hormone-disrupting chemicals banned in Europe and elsewhere, according to a report from environment group Greenpeace…
Big 5 Enters Consulting Agreement with Tom Schlauch
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. said in a financial filing that it entered into a an independent contractor services agreement with Thomas Schlauch, its head buyer who is planning to retire…
Nike Facing Worker Abuse Claims at Converse Plant
Nike Inc. is facing new claims of worker abuse in Indonesia. The report stemmed from interviews in March and April by the Associated Press of dozens of workers at Pou Chen Group factory in Sukabumi, about 60 miles from Jakarta that make Converse shoes…
Woolmark Hires Stan Mavis to Grow Awareness
As part of a three-year strategy to penetrate the global sportswear market, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), owner of the Woolmark brand, has contracted U.S.-based sports industry veteran Stan Mavis to help grow awareness and demand for Australian Merino
Converse Offers Free Studio Time to Aspiring Musicians
Converse Inc. officially announced the opening of its Brooklyn recording studio, Converse Rubber Tracks, which allows artists to sign up and record songs for free…
Patagonia Sales Chief Joins Levi’s
Paul Zadoff, most recently VP of global sales for Patagonia, has been appointed senior vice president of wholesale commercial operations for the Americas at Levi Strauss & Co…
Overland Equipment Gets New General Manager
Overland Equipment has named Tim McGuire as its new general manager. McGuire has a 22 year history in the bag and luggage business. Overland has been making personal bags since 1981 and now offers a range of backpacks, purses, shoulder bags, laptop bags a
Puma Relaunches Project Pink
Puma has kicked off its second year of Project Pink on the heels of an over $60,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Research and Education Fund at Magee-Womens Foundation in 2010…
Mountain Hardwear/Montrail Adds to Marketing Team
Mountain Hardwear named Jimmy Hopper and Laura Schaffer to lead sports marketing and public relations departments for Mountain Hardwear and Montrail…
Women More Likely to Share Fitness Info via Social Media
Active.com, which operates nearly 20 online sites that enable peoople to register and prepare for everything from 10K races to Little League games and summer camps, said women are 2.5 times more likely then men to share details of their participation in A
Jeff Hennion Joins GNC Holdings
Jeff Hennion, former marketing chief for Dick's Sporting Goods, recently joined GNC Holdings, Inc., the retailer of nutritional products. His current role is vice president, chief branding officer…
U.S. House Poised to Slash LWCF by 80 Percent
The House Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment Appropriations approved Thursday a Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that slashes funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) by 80 percent from FY 2011 le
Anvil Knitwear Names EVP of Marketing
Anvil Knitwear announced that Heather Stefani has joined the sportswear company as executive vice president of marketing. She has held posts at Nike and Champion…
SIA Announces Snow Show Sold Out for 2012
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) said next year's Snow Show officially reached “sold out” status for exhibitor booth space, although a waiting list will be maintained in the months leading up to the Show…
Patriots RB Danny Woodhead to Endorse Skechers
The Patriots running back signed his first national endorsement deal, a two-year marketing agreement with Skechers Fitness footwear collection…
